Safety Promotion Center
The Japan Airlines Safety Promotion Center is a museum and educational center operated by Japan Airlines to promote airline safety. It is located on the grounds of Tokyo International Airport in Ota, Tokyo, Japan. The center estimates that its facility is within two minutes walking distance from the Tokyo Monorail Shin Seibijō Station.
A major objective of the Safety Promotion Center is to establish safety awareness among JAL Group staff. The main exhibits of the center explain the events leading to the crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123 in 1985, which used a Boeing 747.
History
In 1985, Japan Air Lines Flight 123, a flight from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport, crashed into Mount Takamagahara. The accident was the deadliest involving a single aircraft. The crash was eventually attributed to an improper repair in the rear bulkhead seven years earlier, leading to catastrophic structural failure.A five-member panel of external safety experts was established by Japan Airlines in 2005, the 20th anniversary of the crash of JAL 123, to brainstorm ideas to prevent future air disasters. Chaired by Kunio Yanagida, a well-known writer specializing in scientific, aviation, and crisis management topics, the panel recommended the creation of the center.
The center opened in 2006. Yutaka Kanasaki was the founding director. One of the main objectives of the center is to establish safety awareness among Japan Airlines employees. In 2013, the center moved from its original location on the second floor of the Daini Sogo Building near Seibijō Station to its current location beside Shin Seibijō Station.